NCAA to Experiment With 30-Second Shot Clock in Postseason NIT

With the pace of college basketball games slowing down and scoring levels continuing to drop, the NCAA said Friday that it would experiment with rule changes in the postseason NIT meant to encourage more offense, its most significant response yet to complaints about the deteriorating state of the game.

There are two changes in this year’s NIT: The 35-second shot clock will be reduced to 30 seconds, and the restricted-area arc will be extended by one foot to three feet from the basket.